Suppose that a fair coin is tossed repeatedly until a head is obtained for the first time.

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Suppose that a fair coin is tossed repeatedly until a head is obtained for the first time. (a)What is the expected number of tosses that will be required?
(b) What is the expected number of tails that will be obtained before the first head is obtained?
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Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500465

4th Edition

Authors: Morris H. DeGroot, Mark J. Schervish

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